JAMMU: Twenty-six new oxygen generation plants were set up with a total capacity of 25,000 litres per minute in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir recently as part of government efforts to increase oxygen supply in hospitals here, said Financial Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir’s Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dulloo on Thursday.
“In the last few days, 26 new oxygen generation plants were set up in the union territory. Before this, we had 21 oxygen generation plants with a capacity of 14,000 litres per minute,” said Atal Dulloo. Further informing about plans to set up more such plants, he said, “In the coming days, we will set up 52 more oxygen generation plants with a capacity of 48,000 litres per minute.”
“With these efforts, it is our objective to fulfil the demand of oxygen in the hospitals,” added Dulloo.
